This is a new preview image for the project wich I've posted on my web site at [link] I've been able to do more as I've continued to build the assets for the story.

What we're seeing here is a view from what used to be the area of Central Park, but which has now reverted to farmland. I've been working on the city itself (actually, all of Manattan Island) for the past two weeks - maybe I'll post something about that in Scraps.

The Empire State Building model is based on a commercial model, then modified and textured by me. This is all 3DS Max and Photoshop, as usual.

That moon is spectacular. And the colors in the clouds are magnificent, too. The difference in the colors between the high and low clouds adds tremendous depth and richness to the piece. The rough terrain and the colors of the low clouds evoke evoke feelings of trouble and danger behind the optimism of the craft and the building. I love the headlights on the craft, too.

That a sort of medium resolution building; I'll still need to create high res versions of its top and base, and low res versions of the rockets. A big part of the stuff I'm working on now is making various versions of everything that's likely to show up together in a big scene, depending on how close those elements are to the camera.